DANIELLE KNIGHT, Washington | Monday 8.30pm. UNITED States-based oil company Chevron on Monday admitted that it did have a role in an incident in Nigeria last May in which security forces shot at and killed two activists who had taken over one of the firm’s offshore oil platforms. Until now, Chevron held it was not […]

JUSTIN ARENSTEIN, Nelspruit | Monday 7.00pm. A FORMAL commission of inquiry headed by a senior retired judge will be established to investigate the Mpumalanga Parks Board in the province’s widest ranging anti-corruption investigation yet, premier Mathews Phosa has announced. Speaking from his Nelspruit house, Phosa said the commission will investigate all possible irregularities in the […]

SARAH BULLEN, Johannesburg | Monday 5.30pm. THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange had a buoyant start to the week on Monday, moving higher on general goodwill after international credit rating service Moody’s Investor Services announced it is to retain South Africa’s investment grade credit rating. The news overshadowed even global frustration after the G7 grouping of the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Monday 10.30pm. THE various political parties in the Lesotho dispute have agreed to take a Southern African development Community proposal for the formation of a transitional structure to their supporters. The proposed structure — a committee — will comprise one or two members from each party taking part in the election, […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Sunday 10.00pm. RIVAL Lesotho political parties were are preparing for a fierce debate on Monday on whether or not Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s government should continue to rule the kingdom until new elections in 15 to 18 months’ time. The debate will take place at continuing Southern African Development Community-led talks […]

MIKE METELITS, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. WITH the Dow losing its early momentum to lose 74 points, the FTSE-100 down 100 and the DAX off 260 points, pressures on SA markets remained high Friday. A few Asian markets were closed due to China’s National Day and the Nikkei managed a small gain of 26 points […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, | Friday 4.00pm. THE Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has not brought about a reduction in labour disputes, nor is it operating at optimum efficiency, CCMA senior commissioner Sarah Christie said on Friday. Christie told a South African Labour Law Society conference in Stellenbosch that the CCMA’s success is frequently measured by […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 7.45pm. ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe has shocked the coutry by awarding himself and his cabinet of 55 a 20% pay hike. The pay increases come at a time when Zimbabwe is strapped for cash, and coping with economic difficulties. A month ago Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa announced that the government […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kisangani | Sunday 9.00pm. THE rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that they have entered the strategic town of Kindu, the forward headquarters for troops supporting Presdient Laurent Kabila, after launching an attack on Sunday. A rebel spokesperson said: “Our forces have been fighting inside the town since 11.00am and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Gauteng | Sunday 9.00pm. SOMEBODY is stalking Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the Sunday Times has reported. Madikizela-Mandela, president of the African National Congress Women’s League, said intruders broke into her home in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday night and, for the third time, rifled through her bedroom, but took nothing. They sneaked over the wall […]